Awning.



No. 634,478. In. CLBYANY AWNING.

(Applicatinn med Apr. 30, 1898 6N0 Model.)

Patgnted Oct. I0, 1899..

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AWNING.

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355 wzgm ATTORNEY UNITE STATES PATENT OFF-ICE.-

MICHAEL o. nYamor oswneo, ivnw YORK.

.AWNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 634,478, dated October10, 1899.

ApplicationfiledAprilSO,1898. SerialNo. 679,311. (lloincdeh) v To ctZZwhom, it may concern;

Be it known that I', MioHAEL 0. RYAN, of Oswego, in the county ofOswego, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Awnings, of which the following, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention has special reference to the species of awning in whichthe awning-cloth is gathered in folds by means of ropes con-.

nected at one end to the free end of the awn; ing and at the oppositeend to spools secured to a revoluble shaft extending lengthwise of theawning immediately under the top portion thereof.

The object of the invention is to reduce to a minimum the length,friction, and wear of the hoisting-ropes and to dispense with the use ofsheaves or pulleys hung loosely on the building or pivoted to separatesupports, which sheaves or pulleys are liable to become detached orotherwise disabled, and thus ruin the efficiency of the entire system;and the object of the invention is, furthermore, to prevent entanglementof the awning-cloth with the aforesaid shaft in the operation ofraisingand gathering in folds the said cloth, and to that end the inventionconsists in the improved construction and combination of partshereinafter described, and set forth in the claim.

' In the annexed drawings,.Figure l isa front view ofan awning-frameequipped with my invention, the awning-cloth being omitted to betterillustrate the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section online \V W in Fig. 1 with the awning-cloth attached. Figs.

3, 4, and 5 are enlarged transverse sectional views respectively onlines X X, Y Y, and Z Z in Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 illustrates a modificationof the means for facilitating the operation of raising the awning. I

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A represents ,the awning-cloth or awning proper, which is suspended intheusual manner from hooks or other suitable devices fastened to thebuilding, as shown at Ct. To the lower or free portion of the awning isfastened the usual frame b, which holds the awning taut transversely andispiv'ot-ed to brack ets d d, attached to thebuilding to sustain theawning laterally, as more clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.Beneath the fastenin'g devices a a' of the upper end of the awning-clothis a revoluble shaft e, extending across the exterior of the buildingand jour naled in suitablebearings e, firmly secured to the building. Tothe shaft are adjustably fastened suitable drn'ms or spools f f, uponeach of which is wound a ropec, which extends from thence directly tothe frame I), and thus dispenses with loose sheaves or pulleys andreduces to a minimum the length, friction, and wear of the ropes.

Various means may be employed for turniug the shafte to cause thewiresor ropes cc to be wound and unwound on the spools ff, and therebyraise and lower the awning. I prefer to employ for that purpose achainwheel h,fastened to the shaft e, and a chain 72', suspendedtherefrom to be operated byhand and, to be permitted free movement whenreleased from the hand.

To facilitate the operation of turning the shaft e, I employ a suitablecounterpoise, which may consist eitherof a spiral spring i, as shown inFigs. 1 and 3, or of a weight j, as represented in Fig. 6 of thedrawings. The spring '2' surrounds the shaft and is suitably fastened atone end to the building and connected at the opposite end to a collar Z,which is adjustably mounted on the shaft to permit the tension of thespring to be increased or diminished as may be desired, to facilitatethe aforesaid operation. IV hen the weight j is preferred, I attach saidweight to the free end ofa chain or ropej, attached to a drum t, securedto the shaft 6.

To look the awning in its raised position, I employ a suitable detentadapted to engage and release the shaft. I preferably form said detentof a wheel D, fastened to the shaft 6 and provided with notches an inits periphery, and a dog 0, pivoted to the bracket o, engages saidnotches, as illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. A rod'o is connectedto said dog for throwing it out of engagement when desired.

It will be observed that by turning the shaft e the wires or ropes o arewound orunwound on the spools ff and cause the awning to be raised orlowered, as may be desired, and this operation is materially facilitatedby the use of either the spring t' or weightj. These count-erpoises maybe soadjusted as to cause them to automatically raise the awning as soonas the dog 0 is thrown out of engagement With the Wheel D.

It Will be noted that my invention dispenses with the usual pulleys orsheaves, which are liable to be torn from their fastenings, and

the awning.

gathered in folds in the operation of raising \Vhat I claim as myinvention is The combination, with the awning-cloth attached at itsupper edge to stationary fastenings on the building, the frame pivotedto the building and connected to the lower end of said cloth, mechanismfor -raising said frame, the revoluble shaft beneath said upperfastenings, and spools attached to said shaft, of hoisting-ropesextending from said spools directly to the aforesaid pivoted frame, anda guard disposed over the aforesaid shaft to receive upon its exteriorthe folds of the raised aw ning-cloth substantially as set forth.

MICHAEL (3-. RYAN.

\Vitnesses:

J. J. LAASS, H. B. SMITH.

